Connecticut vs New York: which way are people moving?

Name: Connecticut vs New York: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward Connecticut. In 2022–23, 12,048 more people moved from New York to Connecticut than the other way.

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New York → Connecticut26,693 people

Arrivals' income: $155.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Connecticut → New York14,645 people

Leavers' income: $114.8k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

New York is Connecticut's biggest moving partner in both directions: 41,338 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

Yes. More households have moved to Connecticut than to New York every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Connecticut and New York (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+2,396
2014–15 †	+1,633
2015–16	+2,593
2016–17 †	+5,346
2017–18	+3,815
2018–19	+3,968
2019–20	+9,740
2020–21	+11,446
2021–22	+7,320
2022–23 †	+5,049

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23.

The two states overall

Connecticut

Net change, all states: −4,767
Moved in · moved out: 76,966 · 81,733
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $110.8k · $107.7k

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New York

Net change, all states: −157,970
Moved in · moved out: 268,427 · 426,397
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $94.2k · $106.0k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

Every year, in full

Moves between New York and Connecticut, 2013–14 to 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

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	People			Households		Avg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–14	19,062	12,697	+6,365	10,495	8,099	$125.7k	$107.1k
2014–15 †	15,055	10,189	+4,866	8,339	6,706	$121.9k	$100.1k
2015–16	19,603	12,397	+7,206	10,795	8,202	$122.9k	$111.7k
2016–17 †	27,796	14,760	+13,036	15,036	9,690	$126.2k	$102.5k
2017–18	22,916	13,040	+9,876	12,591	8,776	$158.9k	$109.0k
2018–19	22,453	12,615	+9,838	12,431	8,463	$123.9k	$117.2k
2019–20	32,977	12,582	+20,395	18,016	8,276	$176.7k	$98.8k
2020–21	35,200	12,133	+23,067	19,630	8,184	$204.4k	$131.0k
2021–22	30,993	14,022	+16,971	17,311	9,991	$184.5k	$170.6k
2022–23 †	26,693	14,645	+12,048	15,535	10,486	$155.3k	$114.8k

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Cite this comparison

Moved Where. “Connecticut vs New York: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/connecticut-vs-new-york. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.